India, Sept. 11 -- Australian Test captain Pat Cummins has set himself a tentative 4-6 week time to recover from a lumbar bone stress injury, saying he would take a complete break from bowling and do very little of running during the period. Cummins, 32, has not been included in the squad for the white-ball series against New Zealand and India. He is also likely to skip the Shield matches and focus on returning to the side for opening Ashes Test in Perth from November 21. "I'd imagine (I'd want to be bowling) at minimum a month out, maybe six weeks," Cummins was quoted as saying by cricket.Com.Au.

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